Bergstein's Fine Arts Show - ID# 238
Homewood-Flossmoor
News Package
Entry Description
Coverage of the Quarterly Fine Arts Show held at Bergstein's Deli in downtown Homewood.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 3/12 2:18 pm - Beautifully shot, creative beginning - excellent camera work, angles etc. Well told story - interviews were crisp and clear and the lighting was spot on. The lower thirds were nice. It could have used more nats but overall really nice job!
Judge 1
Positives: - You did a great job telling this story, especially visually. These can be hard to capture. You excelled at getting action and reaction shots. I thought the depth of field was good on your interviews. - I love the taste of natural sound with the two choir students playing the music at the beginning. It's a great way to get into the story.
Improvements: - While I liked the beginning sound, it didn't make sense to play it all the way through the story, especially when we see the students playing other music that doesn't align with the audio. Those could have been separate nat pops. - You have a couple jump cuts throughout this story. Try looking for ways to vary your shot composition -- wide, medium, tight shots. You need a ton of tight shots to be able to avoid those jump cuts.
Judge 2
Positives: -great writing that matched the video -interview subjects well framed -I liked the use of creative shots to showcase the crowds
Improvements: -I like the use of the song but think it would've been better to use natural sound from all the clips you included rather than keeping one song playing the entire time. -I would've liked to see a reporter stand up as a bridge or as a way to end the pkg.
Judge 3
Positives: Good use of the live music as nat audio allowing the viewer to hear an example of the students' performances. However, you should avoid b-roll of another performer singing a song that is different than the audio track, it looks like something is off. If you want to show a different singer, transition the nat audio to that song. Great variety of b-roll and creative shots of the students' artwork with audience members enjoying the event. While I would've like to see the reporter on camera, his voiceover has a nice conversational delivery.
Improvements: While this gave a commendable overview of the event, the piece would have been more engaging if it told more of a story, perhaps spending more time focusing on one artist's journey from idea to exhibition. While I like the focus on the story behind Lillian's BLT artwork, the feedback from the live music was distracting. The reporter could've asked her to repeat her answer or used a different clip.
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